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7:25 PM ET, January 22, 2017

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New York Times:
Crowd Scientists Say Women's March in Washington Had 3 Times as Many People as Trump's Inauguration  —  Composite image by Joe Ward based on video from Urdu Voice of America  —  The women's march in Washington was roughly three times the size of the audience at President Trump's inauguration, crowd counting experts said Saturday.
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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Dan Rather on Trump: ‘These are not normal times’  —  Dan Rather warned Americans about the Trump administration in a Facebook post on Sunday, saying these are not “normal times.”  —  The former CBS Evening news anchor targeted President Trump, adviser Kellyanne Conway and press secretary Sean Spicer for comments in the last 24 hours.
Discussion: RedState
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
That time I caught Sean Spicer making a blatantly false claim  —  White House press secretary Sean Spicer, in his first full day on the job, made a couple of easily disproved claims about the size of President Donald Trump's inauguration crowd, as The Fix's Philip Bump and Chris Cillizza noted on Saturday.
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Conway: 'We're going to have to rethink our relationship' with press  —  A top aide to President Trump said on Sunday that the new administration is going to “rethink” its relationship with the press.  —  “Chuck, if we're going to keep referring to our press secretary in those types of terms …
Discussion: RedState
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump struggles to shake his erratic campaign habits  —  That Donald Trump chose to spend the first 48 hours of his presidency feuding with the news media over crowd sizes, crowing about his win in front of a wall of killed CIA agents, spreading inaccurate information and firing off tweets didn't shock his supporters or critics.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Conway: WH Spox Wasn't Lying, He Was Just Offering ‘Alternative Facts’  —  Senior Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway said in an interview Sunday morning that White House press secretary Sean Spicer wasn't lying about crowd size at the President's inauguration—he was just giving “alternative facts.”
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Trump's real war isn't with the media. It's with facts.
Discussion: Politico, Mother Jones and Nielsen
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump Changes Course After Denouncing Protesters  —  The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST):  —  President Donald Trump is doing a quick about-face about the protests that swept through Washington and around the world on Saturday.
Discussion: Politico and The Republic
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Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
McCain Will Vote Yes on Trump's Secretary of State Nominee Rex Tillerson  —  Sen. John McCain praised President Donald Trump's cabinet picks and revealed he will vote in favor of Rex Tillerson, Trump's pick to lead the State Department, despite concerns about the nominee's relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McCain and Graham back Tillerson
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Axios
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McCain and Schumer: Don't end Russian sanctions without Congress
Discussion: ABC News
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John Wagner / Washington Post:   Trump won't release his tax returns because people don't care, top adviser says
New York Times:
Foreign Payments to Trump Firms Violate Constitution, Suit Will Claim  —  WASHINGTON — A team of prominent constitutional scholars, Supreme Court litigators and former White House ethics lawyers intends to file a lawsuit Monday morning alleging that President Trump is violating the Constitution …
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
NBC News:
Ex-CIA Boss Brennan, Others Rip Trump Speech in Front of Memorial  —  President Trump Praises CIA, Attacks Media in Agency Visit 2:31  —  Donald Trump traveled to CIA headquarters Saturday to offer reassurance to the workforce after he spent weeks criticizing American intelligence …
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Ryan Browne / CNN:
Trump to CIA: ‘I am with you 1,000%’
CBS News:
Most protesters arrested on Inauguration Day will face felony rioting charges, federal prosecutors say  —  WASHINGTON — Most of the approximately 230 protesters arrested on Inauguration Day will be charged with felony rioting, federal prosecutors said.  —  The U.S. Attorney's Office …
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Booker walks 2020 tightrope  —  Leave it to Cory Booker to find a way to anger both liberals and conservatives within just a few hours.  —  The New Jersey senator's unprecedented decision to testify against attorney general nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions earlier this month infuriated the right.
Katie Hopkins / Daily Mail:
It's hard to argue with a million pussy-marchers - especially the really nasty ones like Madonna - but possessing a vagina is a matter of biology, not a political argument: KATIE HOPKINS joins the women in Washington  —  By , KATIE HOPKINS FOR MAILONLINE  —  Her sign said; ‘I am more than my vagina’.
Bloomberg:
Trump Team in Talks with U.K. on Post-Brexit Trade Deal  —  Theresa May to meet Trump Friday, expects to discuss trade  —  Talks may be encouraging ‘hard Brexit,’ Trump aide says  —  The Trump administration will lay the groundwork this week for a trade deal between the U.S. and the U.K …
Discussion: TheBlaze
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Reuters:
UK PM May promises frank talk with Trump after women protest
Discussion: The Week
Christopher Hope / Telegraph:
Watch | Trumps attend interfaith prayer service
Discussion: Axios and Politico
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Donald Trump Inauguration Draws 30.6 Million Viewers, Fewer Than Obama in 2009  —  Donald Trump's inauguration day ceremonies grabbed 30.6 million viewers on Friday, significantly lower than the crowd that turned out for Barack Obama's first inauguration in 2009.
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Bloomberg:
Trump's Inaugural TV Ratings Fall Short of Obama's in 2009
Discussion: Politico, TheBlaze, The Hill and Daily Kos
 
 
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